Leonora van de Caep van Lijsbeth1
F, #18798, b. before 2 May 1700
Mother* | Lijsbeth van de Caep1 b. c 1680 |
Last Edited | 02/05/2019 |
Birth* | Leonora van de Caep van Lijsbeth was born before 2 May 1700 in de Caep de Goede Hoop.1 |
Baptism | Leonora van de Caep van Lijsbeth was baptized on 2 May 1700 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).1 |
RacialDesignation* | On 2 May 1700 Leonora van de Caep van Lijsbeth was described as heelslag, a racial tag meaning both parents were African or Asian. For more on the racial and social typecasting of the period, visit this page: Nomenclature & identity tags peculiar to the Cape of Good Hope deriving from an individual’s legal status made for legally-entrenched hierarchic discrimination.1 |
Slaves Owned by the Company | On 2 May 1700 Lijsbeth van de Caep and Leonora van de Caep van Lijsbeth were enslaved and owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) at the Cape.1 |
Citations
- [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org).